Project Manager contract NEW

Overview

The project manager will drive execution of Canadian projects, ensuring that commitments are delivered on time, within scope, to budget, and to the required quality standards. They will proactively work with the project team and stakeholders to ensure solutions are delivered in a manner that achieves business/contractual obligations and solidify client/key stakeholder satisfaction.

This is a Remote role in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Delivers projects on schedule and within budget as specified by project plans.
• Ensures the use of appropriate processes and standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manages project risks through prioritization, planning, up to delivery.
• Defines a communication plan suitable to the project size and importance.
• Ensures that the project scope is clearly defined and documented at the onset of the project.
• Manages scope changes and change requests escalating internally and externally as necessary impacts on costs, schedules, and deliverables.
• Anticipates and communicates the impact of project decisions and actions on client commitments / expectations.
• Creates and monitors risk logs and actively mitigates all risks.
• Demonstrates project control through disciplined measurement, assessment, planning, and reporting.
• Establishes trusted relationships with the project team, key influencers/stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Consistently completes project status and reporting, both written and via meetings, as appropriate.
• Builds relationships across organizational functions (internal and external, as required by the project) at various levels including but not limited to decision makers.
• Motivates the team to drive toward success and find ways to overcome difficulties.
• Shares and encourages others to share and use the lessons learned from project.
• Identifies, suggests, and implements improvements to processes.

Qualifications

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred)
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or PRINCE2 PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2 or similar project management certification (Preferred)
• Lean Six Sigma, Scrum, or SAFe For development PMs: Lean Six Sigma, Scrum, or SAFe certification (Preferred)

Experience:

• 4-7 years relevant work experience
• Canadian Clinical Healthcare experience
• Knowledge of Altera’s Sunrise Clinical Manager
• Reside in Canada
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Great analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail
• Great communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with team and stakeholders.
• Must be self-motivated, creative, and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems
• Good negotiation skills with the ability to facilitate discussion, identify alternative approaches, and resolve conflicts
• Ability to identify and remove impediments, as well as prevent distractions for the team
• Strong conviction in the role of project management and willingness to take on challenges
• MS Office Suite skills are required (MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams)

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 50% travel may be required
• May require other travel for business needs

Working Arrangements:

• Work is performed in a remote environment